Nutrition Books

New and Published Books

1. Green Tea Polyphenols

   Nutraceuticals of Modern Life

   Edited by Lekh R. Juneja, Mahendra P. Kapoor, Tsutomu Okubo, Theertham Rao

   There is a wealth of published research on the health-promoting effects of green tea and its various components including polyphenols. Green Tea Polyphenols: Nutraceuticals of Modern Life presents a collection of global findings on the numerous health benefits of green tea polyphenols, confirming...

   Published May 20th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine

   Edited by Olaf Sommerburg, Werner Siems, Klaus Kraemer

   Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease

   Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and...

   Published April 23rd 2013 by CRC Press
3. Amino Acids

   Biochemistry and Nutrition

   By Guoyao Wu

   Amino acid biochemistry and nutrition spans a broad range of fields including biochemistry, metabolism, physiology, immunology, reproduction, pathology, and cell biology. In the last half-century, there have been many conceptual and technical advancements, from analysis of amino acids by...

   Published April 21st 2013 by CRC Press
4. Cardiovascular Diseases

   Nutritional and Therapeutic Interventions

   Edited by Nilanjana Maulik, Ph.D.

   With cardiovascular disease remaining one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is a great need to further understand the molecular basis of this disease class and develop new therapeutic or preventative measures. Cardiovascular Diseases: Nutritional and Therapeutic...

   Published April 8th 2013 by CRC Press
5. Diversifying Food and Diets

   Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health

   Edited by Jessica Fanzo, Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Federico Mattei

   Series: Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity

   Currently 925 million people are undernourished and 195 million children under five years of age are stunted. At the same time, over 1 billion people are overweight and obese in both the developed and developing world. Diseases previously associated with affluence, such as cancer, diabetes and...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Marine Nutraceuticals

   Prospects and Perspectives

   Edited by Se-Kwon Kim

   Series: Nutraceuticals

   There is a great deal of consumer interest in natural bioactive substances due to their health benefits. Offering the potential to provide valuable nutraceuticals and functional food ingredients, marine-derived compounds are an abundant source of nutritionally and pharmacologically active agents,...

   Published March 24th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Lifestyle Medicine, Second Edition

   Edited by James M. Rippe

   There is no doubt that daily habits and actions exert a profound health impact. The fact that nutritional practices, level of physical activity, weight management, and other behaviors play key roles both in the prevention and treatment of most metabolic diseases has been recognized by their...

   Published March 14th 2013 by CRC Press
8. Food and Public Health

   Contemporary Issues and Future Directions

   Edited by Wendy Wills, Alizon Draper, Ulla Gustafsson

   This book focuses on food policy, and its relationship to public health, as an increasingly important issue in today’s society. Contributors highlight the lack of global regulation in the food supply chain and explore the common tendency to leave regulation to markets and to individual consumer...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. Nutrition and the Female Athlete

   From Research to Practice

   Edited by Katherine A. Beals

   Designed to address the nutritional needs of women over the age of 18 who partake in sports on a regular basis, Nutrition and the Female Athlete: From Research to Practice highlights nutritional concerns specific to active women. It discusses the link between nutrition and athletic performance and...

   Published January 28th 2013 by CRC Press
10. Nutrition and Mental Health

    By Ruth Leyse-Wallace

    Although primary advanced vitamin and mineral deficiencies are rare in the developed world, many common health conditions deplete nutritional status, including sub-optimal dietary intake, frequent alcohol consumption, changes in appetite due to aging, food allergies or sensitivities, special diets,...

    Published January 28th 2013 by CRC Press